(Senior) Engineer – Computing Architecture Software Tooling (Italy-based)

About Us

Axelera AI is not your regular deep-tech startup. We are creating the next-generation AI platform to support anyone who wants to help advancing humanity and improve the world around us.

In just three years, we have raised a total of $120 million and have built a world-class team of 180+ employees (including 55+ PhDs with more than 40,000 citations), both remotely from 11 different countries and with offices in Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, the UK, headquartered at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, Netherlands.

We have also launched our Metis™ AI Platform, which achieves a 3-5x increase in efficiency and performance, and have visibility into a strong business pipeline exceeding $100 million.

Our unwavering commitment to innovation has firmly established us as a global industry pioneer. 

Are you up for the challenge?

Position Overview 
Axelera AI is looking for an experienced Senior Engineer – Computing Architecture with a strong software engineering and tooling background to support the development of state-of-the-art AI computing systems. In this role, you will work as a software engineer in the Architecture team and be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the foundational tools and methodologies required for developing complex integrated circuits and computing architectures. 

As part of the Architecture team, you will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams, ensuring that our design environment is optimized for efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. This is an exciting opportunity to drive the creation of best-in-class tooling solutions while contributing to breakthrough advancements in AI. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Tooling Infrastructure: Develop and optimize custom tooling frameworks and workflows to support the architecture, design, and verification of AI computing systems. 

• Automation: Create robust scripts and automation pipelines to streamline IC development, reduce manual effort, and improve design quality. 

• Design Collaboration: Work closely with architecture, hardware, and software teams to ensure tooling infrastructure aligns with project goals and design methodologies. 

• Performance Analysis: Optimize design flows for performance, scalability, and resource utilization, ensuring that tools and workflows meet project deadlines and quality standards. 

• Technical Leadership: Lead initiatives to continuously improve the design environment, adopting industry best practices and emerging technologies. 

• Documentation and Training: Document workflows, tools, and methodologies; provide training and support to team members. 

Qualifications: 

Essential 

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. 

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering and tooling infrastructure 

• Proficiency in python programming and strong understanding of language features and best practices 

• Experience with python packaging tools and knowledgeable in package distribution and dependency management. 

• Expertise in automated testing frameworks and CI/CD systems 

• Hands-on experience with low-level C programming and understanding of computer system architecture basics. 

• Proven ability to develop, deploy, and maintain complex tooling infrastructures in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. 

• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and optimization skills. 

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on cross-functional teamwork. 

Preferred 

• Experience in AI or high-performance computing architectures and associated IC design challenges. 

• Experience in lower-level driver development and operation system basics. 

• Experience in hardware description languages (HDLs) and knowledgeable about RTL development and simulation flows. 

• Knowledge of hardware/software co-design and the unique tooling needs of such workflows. 

• Experience with cloud-based environments and distributed computing. 

Location

This position is based in Italy & we support relocation to Bologna, Florence or Milan for talent based abroad and interested in this role.

Please note that we are unable to sponsor visas for the relocation at this time.

What we offer 

This is your chance to shape and be part of a dynamic, fast-growing, international organization. We offer an attractive compensation package, including a pension plan, extensive employee insurances and the option to get company shares.   

An open culture that supports creativity and continual innovation is awaiting you. Collaborative ownership and freedom with responsibility is characteristic for the way we act and work as a team. 

At Axelera AI, we wholeheartedly embrace equal opportunity and hold diversity in the highest regard. Our steadfast commitment is to cultivate a warm and inclusive environment that empowers and celebrates every member of our team. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join us in shaping the future of AI.